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Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) firm SunGard Data Systems, Inc. has filed for an initial public offering and is looking to raise $100 million, although the possibility of it being acquired before going public is still present. According to The Wall …
Bitcoin Capital passes $1m in equity crowdfunding campaign
New venture capital fund Bitcoin Capital has passed the $1 million raised mark on equity CrowdFunding platform BnkToTheFuture.com. The fund, which launched its capital raising on May 14 aiming to raise $1 million, passed the total Thursday with 6 days still remaining …
Chinese hackers breach Office of Personnel Management, steal 4m employee records
Chinese hackers have breached the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and obtained the records of over 4 million present and present employees, officials said Thursday. The agency, which handles government security clearances and federal employee records, detected the breach in April following …
Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy raises $1.5m
Harvard-based Big Data and analytics consulting marketplace Experfy, Inc. has raised a seed round of $1.5 million. Investors included XPRIZE Chairman and CEO Peter Diamandis, Harvard Business School Professor Tarun Khanna; Intrado President George Heinrichs; Former Chief Innovation Officer of the Agency …
LINE launches Popcorn Buzz, a teleconferencing app that supports up to 200 people
Messaging giant LINE Corp. has launched a new app called Popcorn Buzz, a teleconferencing app that allows users to talk to up to 200 people at the same time. Described by the company as a “a revolutionary free group call app that …
Bitcoin Blockchain financial trading startup Mirror raises $8.8m Series A
Bitcoin Blockchain financial platform startup Mirror (Vaurum Labs, Inc.) has raised $8.8 million Series A in a round led by Route 66 that included existing investors Battery Ventures, Crosslink Capital, RRE Ventures, and Tim Draper. As part of the deal, Route 66 partner …
Yahoo pays $20m+ to exclusively live stream NFL game for free in October
The National Football League’s (NFL) first free, legally live streamed regular season game is coming, and much to delight of some, and the horror of others, it is being presented by Yahoo!, Inc. In a statement released Wednesday, Yahoo confirmed that it …
Money medication: pharmacy startup PillPack raises $50m Series C
Online pharmacy startup PillPack, Inc. has raised $50 million Series C in a round led by CRV that also included Accel Partners, Atlas Venture, Menlo Ventures, and Sherpa Ventures. Founded in 2013, PillPack aims to take on pharmacy giants such as The …
Pinterest to support in-app purchases in coming weeks with new “buyable pins” feature
Pinterest, Inc. is heading into the e-commerce market with an announcement Tuesday that it was introducing the ability for users to buy items pinned in their social sharing site. The “buyable pins” complete with “buy it” button, which is shown in blue …
Augmented reality firm Magic Leap to release SDK for third party development
Google, Inc. backed augmented reality startup Magic Leap, Inc. is set to open up its platform for external developers. The company announced at the MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital conference Tuesday that it wants game developers, filmmakers, and other media creators to build augmented reality …